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Transfer Applicant

General Information

Information Sessions for Transfer Students

The Admissions Office is pleased to invite prospective transfer applicants to attend an information session designed to address questions specific to transfer candidates. These hour-long sessions provide information on Georgetown's academic offerings, student life and the transfer application process. Participants will also hear from deans and academic representatives within each of the University's four undergraduate schools.

The January 9th session is scheduled to accommodate prospective transfer students who might be home or otherwise in DC over mid-semester break. The February 21st session is offered well before the March 1st transfer application deadline.

To make a reservation for either Transfer Student Information Session, please register here for the Tuesday, January 9, 2018 session and here for the Wednesday, February 21, 2018 session. Interested students can also call 202-687-3600.

Thank you for your interest in applying to Georgetown University as a transfer student. Transfer students serve as a vital part of our University community and excel in each of the University’s four undergraduate schools. The University, through its Committee on Admissions, selects those transfer students most likely to profit from the educational offerings of Georgetown. Each year, the admissions committee evaluates approximately 2,000 applications for transfer. Applicants for transfer admission are measured on two scales: academic and personal.

Georgetown is committed to a holistic admission process, and transfer files are reviewed by Admission Committees composed of faculty, deans, current students who were transfers themselves, and admission officers. Typically, a cumulative B+ average or higher is recommended for transfer admission consideration.

Georgetown admits transfer students who have attended community colleges or four-year colleges and universities. Transfer applicants must have graduated from high school or earned a high school diploma equivalent, and should have completed at least one full-time semester of at least twelve transferable credits, or the equivalent, on the college level but no more than four full-time semesters. High school students currently enrolled in a dual enrollment program, earning both high school and college credit towards their high school graduation requirements, must submit the first-year application.

Transfer applicants are only admitted for the fall semester. Students must spend a minimum of four full semesters and earn 60 credits in residency at Georgetown to earn a degree.

Transfer applicants must provide official college/university transcripts from all previous institutions, as well as a completed Dean’s Report, Professor’s Report and Secondary School Report that includes the final high school transcript. Transfer applicants are required to provide either an SAT or ACT exam as part of the application process, unless the candidate has been out of high school for five or more years prior to the date of intended matriculation at Georgetown.

We are, unfortunately, not able to guarantee alumni interviews for transfer applicants. If a volunteer alumni interviewer is available in your area, you will be contacted by email. Since we are unable to guarantee the availability of an interview, it is not a required part of the transfer application process. (NB: Alumni interviews, if available, are assigned according to a transfer applicant’s “academic year address” as noted on the Georgetown Transfer Application; interviews typically occur between late February and very early April.)

Since we communicate with candidates about scheduling alumni interviews as well as missing credentials via e-mail, we kindly ask that you allow access for georgetown.edu e-mail addresses through any spam filters you or your internet service provider employs. Blocked e-mails of a timely nature can hinder critical communication.

Checklist and Deadlines

A non-refundable application fee of $75.00 - payable in USD; or a completed fee waiver

Transfer Application Supplement

Official college transcripts from current institution and any previously attended institution(s)

Dean’s Report from current college/university

Professor’s Report from professor preferably in major area of study

Secondary School Report, to include high school transcript

SAT/ACT results (Waived only for applicants who graduated from high school five or more years prior to intended matriculation at Georgetown.)

The transfer application is available beginning in the fall each year. Applicants should have all transfer application materials submitted by March 1. The transfer admissions committee will notify applicants of their admissions decision by June 1. Admitted students have until June 15 to confirm their enrollment.